Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. Symphonic metal is both a genre of metal and a name given to several subgenres of other metal genres, and as such, both forms of usage have slightly varying definitions. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Eicca Toppinen

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Saturday 11 February 2012
Ashentide Saturday 11 February 2012	Paladinos Reseda, Los Angeles CA, United States 34.180976 -118.536428	1 going Add shout
CancelledAshentide Saturday 11 February 2012	Paladino's Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, United States 34.180976 -118.536428	Add shout
CancelledAshentide Rocking the Paladino's Ashentide Saturday 11 February 2012	Paladino's Tarzana, CA, Los Angeles, United States 34.180976 -118.536428	Add shout
Friday 23 March 2012
Beethoven’s Last Night Trans-Siberian Orchestra Friday 23 March 2012	The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Catoosa, OK, United States 36.166022 -95.765076	Add shout
Saturday 24 March 2012
Beethoven's Last Night 2012 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Saturday 24 March 2012	Global Event Center at WinStar World… Thackerville, OK, United States 33.757785 -97.132039	1 going Add shout
Sunday 1 April 2012
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trans-Siberian Orchestra Sunday 1 April 2012	Gibson Amphitheatre, Univeral City Univeral City, United States	Add shout

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dark_wisdom wrote:
15 hours ago

metal influenced by Operatic pop.

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sunstonemoonlit wrote:
last month

I would marry this genre if I could, and I don't even like marriage.

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shoesandwalls wrote:
last month

Metal? I always felt it was more fast-paced alternative.

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Napalmer wrote:
last month

Listen new single of ukrainian dark metal band Tectum feat. a capella female band Budnitay Tectum - Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) feat. Budnitay download links and comments in my journal: http://www.lastfm.ru/user/Napalmer/journal/2012/01/13/5aahd6_tectum_-_shchedryk_

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Napalmer wrote:
last month

Listen new single of ukrainian dark metal band Tectum feat. a capella female band Budnitay Tectum - Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) feat. Budnitay download links and comments in my journal: http://www.lastfm.ru/user/Napalmer/journal/2012/01/13/5aahd6_tectum_-_shchedryk_

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zepelinho wrote:
last month

Progressive is the best kids

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manoel_carneiro wrote:
December 2011

\/ like you son of bitch

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Bernnardo wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [7] funny how it's the only metal I really like.

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GJammer95 wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [6]

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RunForAFall_ wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [5]

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angshilez wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal is absolutely underrated!

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angshilez wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [4]

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MysSstiC wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [3]

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UndercoverBoss wrote:
December 2011

Symphonic metal... is best metal. [2]

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InterceptorZero wrote:
December 2011

@Mercenarion. Technically, X Japan and Angra devised the whole symphonic concept into metal earlier.

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JimKnopf- wrote:
November 2011

Nightwish (releasing Imaginaerum): "Owned, bitches!!"

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RicardoCarmine wrote:
November 2011

music for the underage? uve obviously never heard kataxu

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Mercenarion wrote:
November 2011

v It started with Therion and Waltari. Get it right.

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Vosalas wrote:
November 2011

Started with Nightwish and expanded from there to Epica and so forth. The rest is history.

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TabooEv wrote:
October 2011

Unique & Divine!

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